communal
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈmjuː.nəl/, /ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /kəˈmju.nəl/
Audio (CA) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈmjʉː.nəl/, /ˈkɔm.jə.nəl/
Adjective edit
communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)
- Pertaining to a community.
- shared by a community; public.
- (India) defined by religious ideas; based on religion.
- Antonym: secular
- communal violence
- communal politics
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
pertaining to a community
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French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis (whence commun). By surface analysis, commune + -al.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kɔ.my.nal/
Audio (FR) (file) - Homophones: communale, communales
Adjective edit
communal (feminine communale, masculine plural communaux, feminine plural communales)
- (relational, administration) commune
- Synonym: (historical) banal
Further reading edit
- “communal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.